California Government Code — §§ 9020-9026.5
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1996.
The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house shall immediately organize.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of the right to membership.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the President of the Senate, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member present, shall take the chair, call the members and members elect to order, and have the secretary call over the senatorial districts, in their order, from which members have been elected at the preceding election. As the districts are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If a quorum is present, the Senate may then elect its officers.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member elect present, shall take the chair, call the members elect to order, and call over the roll of counties in alphabetical order. As the counties are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If there is more than one senior member elect present and the senior members are unable to agree as to who shall call the session to order, the Attorney General or one of his deputies shall call the session to order.
If a quorum is present, the Assembly shall then elect its officers, and there shall be no other business, motion or resolution considered before the election of the Speaker, save and except a motion to adjourn or a motion for a call of the house.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
Members of the Legislature who did not take the oath of office at the assembling of the Legislature may take the oath at any time during the term for which they were elected.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
An entry of the oath taken by members of the Legislature shall be made on the journals of the proper house.
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
All standing committees of either the Senate or Assembly shall be appointed by the presiding officer of their respective house if the house by resolution or its rules does not direct otherwise.
Amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 54, Sec. 5.1. Note: A prior version of Section 9026.5 was repealed on September 22, 2016, by Stats. 2016, Ch. 441. The current version was effectively added when the amendment by Proposition 54 took effect on November 9, 2016.
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